Speed regulator for automobiles



Mar. 6, 1.923;

1,447,184 0. w. RUSSELL SPEED REGULATOR FOR AUTOMGBILES Filed Jain. 12,1922 .2 sheets-sheet 1 Zm W A O P/V'Y Mar. 6, 1923.

- C. W. RUSSELL SPEED REGULATOR FOR AUTOMOBILES Filed Jan. l2,- 1922 2sheets-sheet 2 showing the operating iptncaiot net iafiii i flf '12, assstant; 5 31657.

To alley/tom thirty/concern: f: a I ,Be itkIIOWi I that Cs: RUSSELL,-cit? men of theUnitedfStatesj oat- America; rang ing at Youngstowmin thecounty of Mahoii new and" useful Im rovements inspte Regulators for;Automob'fe s of shitting followingis ajspecification. i i

This invention relates to speed regulators for automobiles.

The principal object islto. a-device which may be set and lockedandstill allow a desired range in the amount of gas to enterthe Justionengine. 1

A further object is to provide a suction control in moving a rotabledisc over a circular member, each having a plurality of openingspositioned so as to register" when the rotable discis caused topartiallyrotate.

A further object is to' provide an arm extending from the rotable discand functioning in a seat in a piston which is caused to move back orforward by means of'a suction caused by the suction inthe manifold.

- A still further object is toprovide locking means whereby the rotabledisc may be set so as to admit a determined amount of gas, and whichcannot be changed without access to the key.

any city ordinances .and State laws limit the speed of automobiles.employer has a number of machines it is difiicult for him to preventspeeding by-the drivers. This often results in accidents and damagesuits. This invention will protect owners of such machines againstunnecessary damage. v

With these and other objects in view-the invention consists in the novelarrangement and construction of parts which will be here inafter morefully described andclaimed. In the drawings Figure 1 is a detail viewbutton as installed of machine. view of the entire deon a machine.detail view showing valve parts which is secured to on an instrumentboard,

Figure 2 is a side vice when installed Figure 3 is a and connectingmanifold.

Figure 4: is a detail view'in section of" valve shown in FigureB.

Figure 5 1s a detail sectional v ew of the Figurefi is a vertical eolthe i 2 df ?i ,ing and State ,of-Ohio, has nvente d certain manifold ofan internal com- 1 :ity of openings 7.

adjustable stop 16 is Where an ence of the valve 22.

- causes the piston vzuv as "stews Figure I p I at'agttan,;i to thesection" shown 'inz F I Fi i i it will be see wh ms theidevice show i I,is ake i oaalin- 0 3. 3 eferrin i s inserted in through the slots 5 ofthe casing 1.

By referring to Figures 6 and .7 it willbe seen this casing 1 isprovided With a disc shaped portion 6,

Mounted upon a pivot '8 is a' rotable disc 9 provided with a'plue ralityof openings 10 registering 1 with the openings 7 of the .disc shapedmember 9.-

This. rotable disc 9 is P vided with an arm 11 seated'in recess 12 of apiston 13 vvh'ich is movable within a piston chamber 14." At

the ends of the piston chamber 14 I have provided adjustable stops 15and 16. The

securedby means of a plugl7 which is larger in diameter than the piston13and is placed in. position after the piston 18has-been placed in thepistonchamber 14.

At the ends of the piston chamber 14 5, a

are outlets 18 and 19. In these outlets are connected tubes 20 and 21whichxlead to opposite sides of a three-waysvalve 22.

This three-way-valve 22 is caused to move bymeans of a rod 23,-oneend'ofwhich' is attached to a slid'able upon an instrument board 25Q Theother button 24: mounted end-of said rod 23isattachedto an arm 26, whichis in turn secured near the c'ircumferrod 23the valve maybe turned-soastoconnectup with either the tube20'or .21',thereby producing a partialvacuum in of the piston chamber 14, which 'i-nturn 7 maximum amount. ofgas provided by thisdevice, he would move the three-way-valve 22 so asto cause a suction provided with a. plural- 70 By' manipulating thisveitherend I a I to move l=to the right or left as desired. Forinstance," if the driver wishes to feedthe 22 would be manipulated so asto' cause' a suction in the tube 20, thereby reversing; the

I action of the piston 13 and connecting be seen the three-way-Valve 22is provided with a connection 30, which connects with the upperportion-of the manifold .What I; claim'is':

1. In a device of the [class described, a casing secured between acarburetorand the lower end of a manifold, a disc shaped portioncentrally located in sald' casmg, a plurality of openings in' said disc,a revolvable disc located against said disc member, a plurality ofopenings in said revolvable disc, a downwardly extending arm formed onsaid revolvabledisc, a chamber formed in the lower portion of saidcasing, a piston lo cated within said chamber, a seat formed in saidpiston for the seating of saiddownwardly extendingarm, stops at each endof said" chamber, outlets at each'end of said chamber, tubes connectedto said outlet, the

- other end of said tubes connecting to a threeway-valve, a connectionfrom said three- Wa'y-valve to an upper portion of a manifold,substantially as described for the purpose set forth. o

2. In a device of the class described, a rotable disc positioned over adisc shaped member," each having a plurality of openings, a plurality ofnotches in said rotable disc, a key plunger functioning in said notches,substantially as described for the purpose set fort "In testimonywhereof I, afiix my si nature.

o CARL W. BUS ELL.

Witnesses: i FPANK P. JACKSON, G. A. HARPMAN.

